IN REMEMBRANCE OF MY MOM WHO PASSED 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

Fun in the Sun

We got a preview of summer last week as it was in the 100's! We got the swim shorts out and the boys had so much fun running in the sprinkler. Mommy even got her suit on and ran through. Of course I had to have the talk with Logan about appropriate swim attire for girls and boys. When I put his suit on and then got mine on he asked "mommy why do you where a top with your swim suit and Luke and I do not?" Well, good question sweetie. So I just explained to him that boys do not have to wear tops but girls do. It was pretty cute! It is so nice to finally have some good weather to enjoy and makes the days so nice to be able to get outside. Hope you are all enjoying the outside time.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mom's out there! What a joy and amazing gift to be a Mother to my great boys. When I was thinking about what to write and looking through pictures I could not help but get a little teary. Mother's Day is both special and hard for me at the same time. I am so blessed that I am a Mom and love that the Lord has called me to this job and I would not trade it for the world. As we all know this job of motherhood can be challenging at times but so rewarding also. The love that our little one's have for us is amazing. Just yesterday Logan and I went out just the two of us to do a little shopping. We walked hand in hand into the store. In his sweet little voice he said "I love you Mommy! Happy Mother's Day." Oh my goodness he just melted my heart and I tried not to break down right in front of Fred Meyer. Then there's Luke. He barely stops long enough for any sort of mooshy stuff but loves to give me big, big hugs so tight right around my neck, with his little "momma!" Gotta love those hugs. So, thank you Lord for allowing me to be a Mother able to celebrate with others. The hard part for me is that I do not have my Mom to celebrate with. I was reading an article today titled "Mother's Day without a Mom." It was a good article just talking about that it is OK that you are a little sad on Mother's Day and to acknowledge you are sad and that you miss her. My first Mother's Day with Logan was also the first Mother's Day without my Mom and I struggle every year because I don't want to come across that I don't love that I am a mother but reading this article made me feel better in the fact that it is ok that I have a little sadness on Mother's Day. I so wish that she was here for me to love on and for her to see that so much of what I do today with my boys comes from her great example of what a mother is. My mom loved the Lord and shared her love for Him with others and was blessed to speak at many Women's Retereats for many different churches. My Dad recently gave me the box of all her notes from things that she has spoken on over the years. It has been so fun to look through because even though I do not have her here to talk to about Motherhood I found a file with notes about just that. Let me leave you with a few thoughts of her's and I pray that you all are blessed on your special day!

"There are few things I care about as much as I care about being a Mother to my girls....not just caring about them.....but carefully mothering them."

"The reality is---the role of the Mother is still one of great impact and influence. The need for her to fulfill her role is greater than ever before. You can make an incredible difference in the life of you children and in so doing impact your world."

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Some special pictures: 1st- Luke and Mommy

2nd-Logan and Mommy

3rd- Last picture taken with my Mom

Working with Daddy

Saturday was work with Daddy morning. I left early Saturday morning to go to garage sales with by best bud! We had so much fun driving here and there just looking for nothing in particular but found a few things that we could use. We will definitely be doing it again because it is so much fun to drive around, chat, and look at every one's stuff. I arrived home and did not see or hear my boys. There was some strange looking boxes on the kitchen counter so I knew they were doing some sort of project. I had mentioned to Michael the other day that both of our bathrooms needed new toilet seats. Now I know this may sound silly but you know how it is, you don't always want to spend any extra money on a new toilet seat! My dear husband listened when I just causally mentioned it and I opened my bathroom door to find my three boys busy replacing the seat. He had taken Logan and Luke to Home Depot and they got work aprons which Daddy wrote there names on and they were busy in the oh so small space of my bathroom with tools in hand and everything! It was so cute to see and as you can tell the littlest of things excite me like a new toilet seat. Oh and by the way he cleaned the toilets so nicely too! I am fighting a bad sinus infection so I have been a little under the weather this weekend but I am now on antibiotics and feeling a little better so we plan to get out and enjoy the sunshine this afternoon after nap.